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Thank You For Visiting Per Diems Against Poverty!

We're a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that was founded in 2015 to reallocate donated per diems, or meal allowances, to provide food for Americans struggling with poverty and food insecurity. We are proud to donate 100% of all donated per diems to Feeding America, the nation's largest network of food banks.

Per Diems Against Poverty was recently featured on CBS This Morning. Watch the clip more to learn more about our mission, and how we're partnering with Major League Baseball stars like Curtis Granderson to strike out hunger in the United States, one per diem at a time.

Why Partner With Feeding America?

In order to feed as many families as possible, we partnered with Feeding America, the nation's largest hunger-relief organization, who is aligned with both our mission and our Core Values. This partnership allows funds donated to Per Diems Against Poverty to go further, helping Feeding America provide food to more than 46 million Americans through their 200 food banks and 60,000 food pantries and meal programs in communities across America.

Help Us Fight For The Day When No American Goes Hungry!

We are primarily focused on collecting per diems, but we are also grateful for one-time donations of any size made via our website. All funds donated online, minus the 2.9% processing fee charged by our payment partner, are either donated to Feeding America or used for operational overhead, at the donor's choice. All funds donated are 100% tax deductible. Thank you for supporting our fight against domestic hunger!

Per Diems Against Poverty News

Please visit our Blog for the latest news, including updates on our corporate partnerships, generous Per Diem donors, and the good we're doing in communities across the United States through our partnership with Feeding America.

During my child nutrition (CN) training, many of the CN directors and managers spoke about how difficult it is to stay compliant with the latest regulations set by the government. They must adapt to ever-changing rules and even tighter budgets, which at times seems almost impossible. Yet, every single person agreed that they are there for the children. They make all of the training, meetings, and headaches worthwhile. On any given Friday, they know that many of the children in their schools may not have another meal until Monday morning. They know that their job of keeping our nation’s children nourished is vital to the success of America’s education system.

It's been just over a year since Per Diems Against Poverty partnered with Feeding America in our fight to end hunger in America one per diem at a time. This past year has been full of ups and downs, twists and turns; however, co-founders, Brittany Hodak and Jennifer Barker, remain steadfast in their commitment to providing as many meals as possible for the 1 in 7 Americans struggling with food insecurity.

As a three-time All-Star, pennant winner in both leagues and member of baseball's exclusive 20-20-20 Club, Granderson is without a doubt an all-star on the field; however, he is also a hero off the field. Not only has he been giving back to his community for years through his Grand Kids Foundation's Grand Giving Initiative, this season he has teamed up with Per Diems Against Poverty to help us feed Americans struggling with hunger by donating his $10,000 per diem to Feeding America food banks serving millions of Americans across five of the largest cities in America.